The court in which a petition to establish a conservatorship is filed may appoint the county counsel or a private attorney to represent a private conservator in all proceedings connected with the conservatorship, if it appears that the conservator has insufficient funds to obtain the services of a private attorney. Such appointments of the county counsel, however, may be made only if the board of supervisors have, by ordinance or resolution, authorized the county counsel to accept them.
Cal. Welf. & Inst. Code § 5370.1
Conservatorship for Persons with a Grave Disability
Known as the Lanterman-Petris-Short Act
The act spans §§ 5000–5550 (263 sections).
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 2 Cal. App. 4th 1686 - County of Santa Clara v. Superior Court (1992)
Most recently applied in 2 Cal. App. 4th 1686 - County of Santa Clara v. Superior Court (January 1992)
Amended by Stats. 1980, Ch. 415, Sec. 1.
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